Things I Never Said Out Loud is a raw and intimate poetry collection about survival, silence, and the quiet rebellion of staying.

In these pages, Samiya gives voice to the unspoken — the child who learned fear before freedom, the teenager who mistook silence for safety, the heart that built walls just to keep beating. Through hauntingly tender poems, she traces a journey from trauma and betrayal to softness, self-forgiveness, and the fragile courage to love again.

This is not a story of instant healing.
It is a story of staying.

For anyone who has swallowed their truth to survive.
For the ones called “too sensitive,” “too quiet,” “too much.”
For those who built fortresses out of their ribs and are now learning how to open the door.

These poems do not promise perfection.
They offer something braver — hope.

A lantern for dark rooms.
A whisper for wounded hearts.
A reminder that softness is not weakness, and survival is its own kind of victory.

If you have ever wondered whether staying was worth it —
this book is for you.

You are still here.
And that is the bravest thing you’ve ever done.